Dark brown

Dark brown color values

Every conversion for #271616, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Shades of dark brown

Tints of dark brown

Colors that go with dark brown

Dark brown in print

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #271616 on both.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark brown in css

Copy #271616 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #271616; }
.text { color: #271616; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271616; }

How dark brown looks on light and dark

Dark brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #271616 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #271616 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #271616 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Building a full palette around dark brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #271616 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

How we calculate these values